CAUSATIVE VERB
Definition
Of Causative Verb
The causative verb is a common structure in English. It shows that somebody
or something is indirectly responsible for an action. The subject doesn't
perform the action itself, but causes someone or something else to do it
instead.
Types Of
Causative Verb
1. Active Causative
This
structure is used when someone causes something to happen, or when a person
causes another one to take an action.
2. Passive Causative
This
structure is used to talk about having something done by another person/thing.
How to use causative verbs in English
1. LET
This construction means ‘to allow someone to do something.’
Grammatical structure: LET + PERSON/THING + VERB (base form)
Examples:
·
Nuri’s father won’t let her adopt a
puppy because he’s allergic to dogs.
·
Mary let me
use her new laptop.
·
Will your
parents let you go to the festival?
·
I don’t let my
kids watch violent
movies.
·
The shepherd let his sheep graze in the meadow.
·
I don't know
if my boss will let me take the day off.
·
Our boss doesn’t let us eat lunch
at our desks; we have to eat in the cafeteria.
·
My parents let me choose my boy friend.
·
His mother let him go to school.
·
Randy let me drive his new car.
Remember:
The past tense of let is also let; there is
no change!
Note: The
verbs allow and permit are more formal ways
to say “let.” However, with allow and permit, we
use to + verb:
·
I don’t allow my kids to
watch violent movies.
·
Our boss doesn’t permit us to
eat lunch at our desks.
2.
MAKE
This construction means ‘to force
someone to do something.’
Grammatical
structure: MAKE + PERSON + VERB (base form)
Examples:
·
My dad made
me apologize for what I had done.
·
My father make Randy go to Tarakan tommorow.
·
After Jhony broke the neighbor’s window,
his parents made him pay for it.
·
Did somebody
make you wear that ugly pant?
·
She make her children do their homework.
·
My ex-boyfriend loved sci-fi and made me watch every episode of his
favorite show.
·
She made her
kids tidy their beds.
·
The teacher made all the students rewrite their papers, because the first drafts were not
acceptable.
·
My mother make Rea drive a new car.
·
Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat ?
Note: When using
the verbs force and require, we must
use to + verb.
·
The school requires the
students to wear uniforms.
“Require”
often implies that there is a rule.
·
The hijacker forced the pilots to
take the plane in a different direction.
“Force”
often implies violence, threats, or extremely strong pressure
3.
HAVE
This construction means ‘to authorize someone to do something.’
Grammatical
structure: HAVE + PERSON + VERB (base form)
HAVE + THING
+ PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERB
Examples:
·
The doctor had his nurse take the patient's temperature.
·
Please have your secretary forward me the e-mail.
·
She have her mother take a book in livingroom.
·
Mr. Santa had Sinta check the paper.
·
I had my hair cut in a completely new style.
·
I had the technician check the photocopy machine.
·
I’ll have my
assistant call you to
reschedule the appointment.
·
The businessman had his secretary make copies of the report.
·
I’m going to have my hair cut tomorrow.
·
We’re having our
house painted this
weekend.
Note: In
informal speech, we often use get in these cases:
·
I’m going to get my hair cut tomorrow.
·
We’re getting our house painted this
weekend.
·
Bob got his teeth whitened; his
smile looks great!
·
My washing machine is broken; I need to get it repaired.
4.
GET
This construction means ‘convince/encourage someone
to do something.’
Grammatical
structure: GET + PERSON + TO + VERB
Examples:
·
How can we get all the employees to arrive on time?
·
My husband hates housework; I can never get him to wash the dishes!
·
The goverment tv commercials are trying to get people
to stop smoking.
·
Sasa get her son to take the medicine even though it
tasted terrible.
·
My father get Dio to sleep with him.
·
I got my car washed and waxed at the new service
station.
·
My mother get her bedroom cleaned.
·
He got the mechanic to check his brakes.
·
The non-profit got a professional photographer to take photos at the event for free.
·
I get my homework finished.
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